American racing driver (born 1995)
NASCAR driver
Chase Elliott Born William Clyde Elliott II (1995-11-28 ) November 28, 1995 (age 28) Dawsonville, Georgia , U.S. Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight 155 lb (70 kg) Achievements 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion2022 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion2014 Nationwide Series Champion2020 NASCAR All-Star Race WinnerSnowball Derby Winner2016 , 2017 Daytona 500 Pole Winner2017 , 2018 Can-Am Duel WinnerDover International Speedway Cup race winner (22 years, 10 months, 8 days)Kansas Speedway Cup race winner (22 years)Darlington Raceway Xfinity race winner (18 years)Awards 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year NASCAR Xfinity Series Most Popular Driver 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver (6 times)NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers 314 races run over 10 years Car no., team No. 9 (Hendrick Motorsports ) 2024 position7th Best finish 1st (2020 ) First race 2015 STP 500 (Martinsville )Last race 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix )First win 2018 Go Bowling at The Glen (Watkins Glen )Last win 2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Texas )
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19
170
12
85 races run over 9 years Car no., team No. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports ) 2023 position79th Best finish 1st (2014 ) First race 2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona )Last race 2024 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington )First win 2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Texas )Last win 2024 BetMGM 300 (Charlotte )
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6
68
2
18 races run over 7 years 2023 position98th Best finish 22nd (2013 ) First race 2013 Kroger 250 (Martinsville )Last race 2023 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona )First win 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Canada )Last win 2020 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte )
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15
3
12 races run over 3 years Best finish 25th (2012 ) First race 2012 Mobile ARCA 200 (Mobile )Last race 2014 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona )First win 2013 Pocono ARCA 200 (Pocono )
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11
1
26 races run over 2 years Best finish 4th (2012 ) First race 2011 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 (Greenville-Pickens )Last race 2012 Classic 3 Championship (Rockingham )First win 2012 Graham Tire 150 (Iowa )
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15
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4 races run over 3 years Best finish 38th (2012 , 2016 ) First race 2011 Casino Arizona 125 (Phoenix )Last race 2016 Chevy's Fresh Mex 200 (Sonoma )First win 2016 Chevy's Fresh Mex 200 (Sonoma )
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Statistics current as of November 5, 2023.
William Clyde "Chase " Elliott II (born November 28, 1995)[ 1] stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series , driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series , driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team.[ 2] 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, becoming the first rookie to win a national series championship in NASCAR and the youngest champion in that series.
Elliott began racing in the Cup Series on a full-time basis in 2016, replacing the legendary Jeff Gordon behind the wheel of the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports , during which he was named the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year. In 2020 , he won the Cup Series championship in Phoenix, Arizona , the first for Hendrick Motorsports since 2016 . He has 19 career wins in the Cup Series, including seven on road courses .
He is the son of 1988 Winston Cup Series champion Bill Elliott ; the Elliotts are the third father-son NASCAR champions in history, along with Lee and Richard Petty and Ned and Dale Jarrett .
